tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31439825.post8418428685419857834..comments2023-04-15T06:37:42.992-07:00Comments on Engage: Conversations in Philosophy: Did your Dasani kill a baby?Joseph Oroscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04950358209722798820noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31439825.post-75787272128406396362007-07-03T10:56:00.000-07:002007-07-03T10:56:00.000-07:00Moreover, our archons have placed a nuclear reacto...Moreover, our archons have placed <BR/>a nuclear reactor <BR/>at the geographical center <BR/>of the city of Corvallis:<BR/><BR/>Nevin, K.S., OSU's "Nuke" a Local Cause for Concern,<BR/>Corvallis Gazette-Times, 7'3'07.<BR/>http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2007/07/03/news/opinion/6edi02_nevin0703.prtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31439825.post-24955697123248848612007-07-02T07:12:00.000-07:002007-07-02T07:12:00.000-07:00Another Corvallis resident is heard from about bot...Another Corvallis resident is heard from about bottled water. See this letter to the editor of the Corvallis Gazette-Times:<BR/>http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2007/07/02/news/opinion/0edi02_lets0702.txtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31439825.post-82449917935189104502007-06-27T18:10:00.000-07:002007-06-27T18:10:00.000-07:00I think drinking fancy water is a status symbol, l...I think drinking fancy water is a status symbol, like a lot of things. Either way, it's a drag. It does all the things you say it does and takes emphasis away from the most important thing: making sure the local tap water is safe to drink.<BR/> On the other hand, you could say that just about every luxury is something that could have gone to feed a poor person somewhere else. I guess the responsible thing to do is live frugally and donate some money to groups that are doing what needs to be done to eliminate third world poverty.Christopher Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104149579685352053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31439825.post-72455152272056464812007-06-27T18:06:00.000-07:002007-06-27T18:06:00.000-07:00More frightening than the gross consumerism of buy...More frightening than the gross consumerism of buying bottled water is the fact that the industry promoting it is also buying up local water supplies all over the world, including in the United States. The two giants, German conglomerate RWE and the French corporation Vivendi, have significant shares in a growing number of local US water companies. New Hampshire has most recently found itself in this situation, and there are serious concerns over the fate of their water. And that's at the state level. Bankrupt (or near-broke) cities in the US have begun turning to privatization to solve their infrastructure problems, and water is among the utilites vulnerable. More necessary for life than oil, I'd say the struggle for water will be a much more volatile one than we've ever seen. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure glad the press still finds the time to cover Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan.Rev Parisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781763570163785312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31439825.post-82319056665370828172007-06-27T15:49:00.000-07:002007-06-27T15:49:00.000-07:00By describing what is taking place in her country,...By describing what is taking place in her country, as between the upper and the lower classes, Arundhati Roy helps us anticipate better what may well devolve here:<BR/>http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=12425§ionID=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31439825.post-67802728919684876252007-06-27T13:09:00.000-07:002007-06-27T13:09:00.000-07:00I attended one of Jarvis' presentations at OSU, an...I attended one of Jarvis' presentations at OSU, and was really surprised by how huge the industry is, and how blindly we're willing to spend money on what is rarely ever more than tap water with a fancy label. It’s a $10.8 billion industry, and the most popular brands cost between $3.30 and $3.80 a gallon. In Corvallis, drinking straight from the tap costs around 5 cents a gallon. By adding a filter onto the faucet, the cost increases to around 15 cents per gallon. Any way you look at it, it's easier on wallets and the environment to stick with tap water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31439825.post-83325307391500659772007-06-27T10:45:00.000-07:002007-06-27T10:45:00.000-07:00Yeah, I try to avoid bottled water at all costs.Tr...Yeah, I try to avoid bottled water at all costs.<BR/><BR/>Try telling this, though, to a bunch of rich parents and their nw graduates. Some will listen.crallspacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024551175379067957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31439825.post-69338844419083927632007-06-27T09:24:00.000-07:002007-06-27T09:24:00.000-07:00Were you sitting in great anticipation for when th...Were you sitting in great anticipation for when the ceremony would be over? I was, and from what I could tell, so were most other folks.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the commencement speaker wasn't half bad.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685035273589091992noreply@blogger.com